As the day began to heat up, Lady Tsunade began to tap her finger on her desk, waiting for Kakashi to arrive. "Come on, what is takeing him so long to get here. It's not that hard to come in time, is it?" she asked herself, to impatient to wait for him.

Finally, Kakashi opened up the door and almost immediately, Tsunade snapped, "Kakashi, your late again! What where you doing this time?"

"Oh yah, sorry about that. I guess you could say, it was a really good chapter" He said, rubbing the back of his head.

Tsunade sighed, as she commented, "I should have known that would be the case."

"You needed me, miss?"

"Yes. Tell me Kakashi: Why have been training so hard?"

"Huh?"

"Come on Kakashi? I have been watching you. For the last year, unless you where sent on a mission, you have been doing nothing but training. Also, you haven't put your name in to take any more students."

Kakashi sighed, as he said, "Well, I don't feel it's exactly the best time for me to take students anymore. Besides..."

"It's Sasuke, isn't it?" Tsunade interrupted. Kakashi stopped himself, quickly remembering his lost student. He had been a year since he had left the village, and it still effected him greatly, and who wouldn't be affected? Knowing you taught a run away ninja that now trains with a S-Rank Criminal. Tsunade continued, "I know you must feel horrible about what happened with him, but it was nothing you could control. He has chosen his path and there isn't really anything you can do."

"Lady Tsunade?"

"Yes?"

"True as that may be, the reason real reason I have not signed up for another student is because I still have students to train."

Tsunade paused, shocked to hear Kakashi's response. He continued, "Naruto left to train with Master Jiraiya in order to become stronger, and Sakura has been spending hours upon hours training under you. Why? Because they are determined to find Sasuke and bring him back. I feel, as the master, that I should at least try to help..."

Tsunade smiled, as she said, "That's what I was hoping you would say. But, what if I told you there was another way."

Kakashi stalled, a puzzled look across his face. "I am listening."

"I have a new mission for you. Now, before I give you your briefing, I'm going to let you know: This is a A ranked mission, and I know it's been a while since you have had a mission this tough, so if you don't want..."

"Just give me the briefing." Kakashi interrupted, annoyed that she would doubt him.

Tsunade smiled, pleased to hear Kikahi's interests in the mission. She handed him the scroll, as she explains, "The first part of your mission is to travel to The Village Hidden in the Mist."

Kikashi took the scroll, as commented, "The Mist Village? No Leaf Ninja has been there in years."

"I know, and would of continued to stay away from there, but this is a special occasion. You are going to pick up a package and bring it back to the Leaf Village."

"A package? What kind of package is this exactly?"

"It's a boy."

"A boy?"

"Yes. A Mist Genin to be exact"

"A Mist Genin? What is so special about that?"

Tsunade pointed at Kikashi, as she answered, "Well, after you bring the boy back, you are going to train him, and get him ready for the upcoming Chunin Exams!"

"What? Wait, Tsunade, you do realize what your doing is an act of war, right? If we put the boy in the Chunin Exams under the Leaf Village name, we will take him in as our own, and he's a Mist Ninja! If the Mist Village finds out, they won't hessitate to attack us, and I don't think the Leaf Village is ready for another attack."

"But he's not a part of the village."

"Hm?"

"The boy is a hybrid per say. His blood is mixed between that of a Leaf Village Ninja and Mist Village Ninja."

"I see. So the Mist Village doesn't want him anymore, because of their Purity Law."

"That isn't all."

"Huh?"

"The boy is a decent of the Uchiha Clan."

Kakashi froze. He would of asked how, but he already knew. It was Obita. It had to be. He remembered her leaving after Obito's, her brother's, death. If this where true, that would make this boy Kakashi's nephew, but only cause they shared the same Sharingan Eye. Kakashi whipped his face, already stressed out over the mission. Just thinking of the bad memories gave him a headache. "Is that all I need to know?" He asked.

"That's all the information I can give you at the moment. I don't need to tell you how important this mission is to the village. We need strong ninjas Kakashi, and if anyone expects to find Sasuke, we are going to need all the help we can get."

Kakashi nodded, now understanding Tsunade's thinking. With another Uchiha in the Leaf Village, it would not only make finding Sasuke easier, but it would also be easier to counter his attacks, because there would be two Sharingan's in the village, and if trained properly, this new student could have an even stronger Sharingan then Itachi.

"When would you like me to leave?" Kakashi asked.

"As soon as possible. This will be called Operation: Hidden Hope!"